Taiwan
to Expand Ties, Investment
in
India
Taiwan
, locked in a political
fight with
China
, is exploring alternatives
to its investment and trade
portfolio that is
uncomfortably tied to
China
and is seeing
India
as the choice destination
for further investment,
trade, and partnership.<More>

Democracy,
Politics and Judiciary

Salman
Khan Jailed—Long Live
Justice
Justice in
India
is delayed, lumpy, and
selective but it works—Salman
Khan the actor accused of
shooting endangered animals
to please girlfriends and
killing roadside dwellers in
inebriated state has been
sentenced to 5 years by a
trial court in
Rajasthan.<More>

Increased
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug
Addiction
A recent study found that
peer pressure; surrogate
advertisements of cigarette
and alcohol companies, and
movies are influencing high
school and pre-university
youth in the 15-18 age group
to abuse tobacco, drugs, and
alcohol.<More>

Terrorism,
Defense, Security and Science &
Technology

Government
Finally Wakes Up to Naxal
Reality
The Government finally woke
up to the Naxal menace in
India and said that their
superior army style
operations, coordination,
trained cadres, and planned
frontal attacks on large
installations, and external
links must be fought under a
unified command.<More>

Boeing
Invites India as Dev Partner
For the first time, Boeing
responded directly to an
Indian Naval Request for
Proposal (RFP) to deliver 8
P-8A long-range maritime
anti-submarine aircraft and
invited India to be a
“development partner”
for the aircraft. Other than
Boeing, another US Defense
major Lockheed Martin had
already responded to the
Indian RFP.<More>

Neighbors

Tension
on Indo-Bangla Border
The Indo-Bangladesh border saw
action as the Border Security
Force (BSF) fired on Bangladesh
Rifles (BDR) positions when they
repeatedly opposed the
construction of a camp within 150
yards of the Indian border.<More>

World

India
Backs US as Observer in SAARC
Much to the chagrin of its
communist allies, the Indian
Government is enthusiastically
supporting the inclusion of the US
as an observer of the South Asian
Association for Regional
Cooperation (SSARC) in the 14th
session to be hosted in India.<More>

The
Bill on National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme seeks to provide
guaranteed employment to one
member of every rural household
for at least 100 days a year for a
minimum wage of Rs.60 per day.
Out of 260 million poor people in
the country, about 200 million
poor people are in rural areas.
People in 45% rural India do not
get work for six months in a year.